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INVENTOR.

M i l 1 TTORXE J May 22, 1928.

P C. GOODRICK CONTAINER Filed Feb. 1, 192a a M I 0 I a 0 0 a m 0 lllllllI: 21/21/4742 fawnin Fa ry voclm'v Patented May 22, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PERRY GALE GOODRICK, OF FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOB '10 CANVASPROD- UCTS CORPORATION, OF FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OFWISCONSIN.

CONTAINER.

Application filed February 1, 1926. Serial No. s5,111.

This invention relates to containers having a body portion of pliablematerial such as canvas and a metal bottom, and more particularly tomeans for securing these parts together.

In manufacturing containers of the character referred to, the practiceheretofore has been to insert and fit one end of the pliable bodyportion Within the metal bottom member which is dish-shaped, and to passrivets or similar fastening members through this end of the body portionand the sides of the bottom member to secure the parts together. Thisconstruction, while providing a strong and durable metal bottom for thecontainer, has been objectionable for the reason that after continuedand hard usage of the container the pliable body portion thereof, whichis generally made of heavy cloth or canvas, tears away at the rivets andbecomes separated from the metal bottom member. Another objection tothis construction has been that the rivets or other fastening membersrust through due to the action of air and water which Works its way downbetween the pliable material and metal bottom to the shanks of therivets.

One of the objects of the present invention, therefore, is to provideimproved means for securing together the parts of a container of thecharacter referred to in such manner that the pliable body portion isprevented from tearing away from the metal bottom, and wherein therivets are protected against the ,corroding action of air and water.

Another object is to provide an improved container of the characterreferred to wherein that part of the pliable. body portion through whichthe rivets or other fastening members pass is relieved of the strain andpull tending to separate the phable body portion from the metal bottommember therefor.

Anotherobject is to provide an improved container of the characterreferred to which has advantages over those constructed heretofore asregards simplicity of construction and durability.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

For the purpose of illustrating the inventlon, an embodiment thereof isshown in the drawlngs, in which F igure 1 is an elevational view, partlybroken away;

F g. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary View, taken from Fig. 1; and

. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, show- In" a modified form.

Tieferring more particularly to Figs. 1 to 3, the body portion 1 of thecontainer is made of pliable material such as heavy cloth or canvas, andis provided with a metal, dish-shaped bottom member 2 fitted into thelower end thereof in telescopic relation with respect thereto, the loweredge of the body portion being folded back upon and stitched to itself,to provide a pocket 3 for receiving a wire 4. A metal reinforcing band 51s fitted over the lower end of body portion 1 and about bottom member2, as shown,'and is held in place by means of rivets 6 or other suitablefastening members, the latter passing through band 5, the lower end ofbody portion 1, and the bottom meniber 2. The parts are so assembledthat the lower edge of band 5 engages the wire 4 pocketed in the loweredge of body portion 1 whereby the latter and bottom member 2 are lockedtogether against axial displace ment away from each other, and thepliable material forming the body portion relieved from strain at rivets6 to prevent tearing at this point which has occurred in containers ofthis type constructed heretofore.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a container'of the characterreferred to has been provided wherein the pliable body portion isrelieved from strain at the rivets and prevented from tearing at thispoint, the construction being such that the strain or pull is evenlydistributed around the body portion and the latter securely held inassembled relation with respect to the metal bottom therefor, and thatthe improved construction whereby this is made possible is simple andcomparatively cheap.

The improved fastening means just described makes it possible to fit thecanvas body portion over the dish-shaped bottom member without danger ofthe canvas or other material tearing, this arrangement providing againstthe entrance of water between the canvas material and the bottom member,which is possible in containers of this type constructed heretoforewherein the canvas body portion is placed inside of the bottom member.This entrance of water between the canvas material and bottom member,which is possible in these containers constructed heretofore, causesrotting away of the fabric and corrosion of the rivet shanks in acomparatively short time.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4 the wire 4 is dispensed with, thelower end of the pliable body portion 1' being folded back upon andstitched to itself to provide a pocket 3' into which the reinforcingband 5' is inserted, the rivets or other fastening members 6' passingthrough the two layers of body portion 1 comprising pocket 3', band 5,and bottom member 2'. In this construction, the strain or pull tendingto cause axial displacement of body portion 1' away from bottom member2' is equally distributed where pocket 3' is engaged by the lower edgeof band 5, rivets 6 acting merely to hold the arts in assembledrelation.

While containers made in accordance with the present invention may beused for many different purposes, they are particularly adapted for useas the outer bag members or layers in the construction of insulated icecream delivery containers of the type shown and described in copendingapplications Serial Numbers 733,282 and 4,647, filed August 21, 1924,and January 26,1925, respectively.

Several embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, butof course various changes in the size, shape and-arrangement of theparts may be adopted without departing from the spirit of the inventionor the scope of the claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. A container of the character described comprising a cylindrical bodyportion of pliable material, a metal dish-like bottom member fitted intoone end of said body portion, the edge of said body portion at said endthereof being folded back upon and stitched to itself to provide aocket, a wire arranged in said pocket a rein orcing band fitted oversaid end of said body portion and about said bottom member, andfastening means extending through said band, said end and said member tohold thesame in assembled relation, one edge of said band coacting withsaid wire to lock said body tion'and-said bottom member against axia'displacement away from each other.

2. A container of the character described comprising a body portion ofpliable material, a metal dish-like bottom member fitted to one end ofsaid body portion in telescopic relation with respect thereto, said bodyportion having a pocket around its lower end, a reinforcing element insaid pocket, a band encircling the body portion and having an abutmentcooperable with the reinforced pocket of th body portion and means forsecuring the band to the bottom member whereby the strain is distributedaround the body portion through the coaction of the band and thereinforcing element of the pocket.

In witness whereof I hereto affix my signature.

PERRY GALE GOODRICK.

